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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to community development by municipal management |
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districts in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 375, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 375.099 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 375.099. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. |
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(a) |
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This section applies only to a district in a county with a |
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population of more than two million that is adjacent to another |
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county with a population of more than one million. |
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(b) The district may develop and administer a community and |
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economic development program described by Section 381.004(b)(2), |
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(5), (6), or (7) in the same manner as a commissioners court. |
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(c) If the municipality creates a tax increment |
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reinvestment zone under Chapter 311, Tax Code, the municipality, by |
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contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax |
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increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the |
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purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section |
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380.002(b), Local Government Code. |
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(d) The district may require that a person who receives a |
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financial incentive or benefit from the district for construction |
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or the development of property in the district provide support for a |
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community development project in the district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |